March Newsletter

WRITE ON!
The March Write On Meeting with blogger/author Marie Denee, aka The Curvy Fashionista, will be on Wednesday, March 13, at 1pm Pacific on Blog Talk Radio. Call in (646-381-4910) or listen online. RSVP on Facebook.

Post your April Goals on Write On Online or Facebook and be entered in a drawing to win a book from Michael Wiese Productions. Congratulations to our March goal-posting winner Ty Leisher, who won a copy of Writing the Science Fiction Film by Robert Grant , thanks to Michael Wiese Productions.

Write On Online has regular, ongoing content, including Write On! Reviews; Q&As – this month, I did a Q&A with Jackie Collins, The Power Trip; a Social Media & Community Q&A, and a Q&A with literary agent David Boxerbaum; Write On! Wednesdays; Expert Columns, such as Steve on Screenwriting, and more!

Listen to the February Meeting with Matt Lohr, co-author of Dan O’Bannon’s Guide to Screenplay Structure, on Blog Talk Radio.

NEWS
Guided Goals is my new Write On! companion site. I offer coaching services, as well as tools and advice to put you on the path to success. Also check out the Goal of the Week posted every Monday.

Congratulations, authors:
– Joel Stratte-McClure just released his latest book: The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean, which contains dozens of interactive maps, scores of intriguing links, and hundreds of author-taken photographs that make this a unique and rich reading experience.

– Arlene Schindler just released her humorous novel: The Last Place She’d Look.

– Also, Blake Jamieson’s Twitter for Actors is now on Amazon.

– Plus, P.I. Barrington’s Future Imperfect Book One: Crucifying Angel is now available.

In Theatres: Phantom, starring Ed Harris. The submarine thriller is produced by Pen Densham, author of Riding the Alligator, who was our guest on the August 2011 Meeting on Blog Talk Radio.

EVENTS
March 19: Social Media Club LA’s Social Media for B2B panel at Cross Campus in Santa Monica with Rachel Luxemburg, Adobe; Stephen Gundee, LinkedIn; Erick Brownstein, YTM; and marketing consultant Lauren Buchman. Moderator is author Eric Schwartzman, Social Marketing to the Business Customer.

March 20: Write On! IRL Writers Break at Capital One 360 – Los Angeles Café (formerly ING Direct Cafe – Los Angeles), 11175 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, from 1 to 3pm. LA Writers, swing by the cafe for writing, coffee, and conversation. Like the cafe on Facebook and follow them on Twitter. RSVP on Facebook.

March 23: Author Jennifer Dornbush, Forensic Speak, will be having a booksigning and hosting a panel of TV crime writers at The Writers Store in Burbank, CA, from 1:30pm – 3:30pm. The event is free, but space is limited.

March 29: Free Lunch Friday for entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, Orange County, and more. Additional cities launching soon!

March 29: HollyShorts Monthly Screening Series at Showbiz Store & Cafe LA. The event starts at 7pm.

April 2: Media Leaders Virtual Conference starts.

April 10 – 12: Editing and publishing conference in Perth, Western Australia.  With freelancing and digital publishing workshops.

April 12 – 14: The first-ever Big Sur Screenwriting Workshop. “Like” them on Facebook for guest updates and more information.

Sundays: Scriptchat, a twitter chat for new and seasoned screenwriters, has two chats each Sunday: 8pm GMT is EURO #scriptchat, moderated by Mina Zaher and 8pm EST, moderated by Jeanne Veillette Bowerman.

Write on Members: Let me know if you have a book being released or some awesome news, so we can include it in the next newsletter. Also, check out the Write On Online Facebook Page for regular opportunities to share your books and blogs: Tuesdays: Boast your Blog, Thursdays: Share your Twitter, and Fridays: Flaunt your Fan Page.

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